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Latrobe Valley, Vic



Yallourn


Yallourn power station


Yallourn open cut coal mine


Grand Ridge Road


Moe
Tarra Bulga Falls


Mt Baw Baw

The Latrobe Valley is nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges and the Great Dividing Range in Victoria. Consisting of several cities, towns and farming communities, it is known for its abundant resources of brown coal, which are mined and fed to the local power stations that produce 85% of the electricity for the entire state of Victoria. The region also has extensive dairy farms, cattle farms and potato farms, most notably the local Thorpdale region that exports potatoes to the entire nation of Australia and overseas.

Where is it?: Victoria: Gippsland

Things to see and do:

One of Vitoria's best road trips, Grand Ridge Road snakes 132km along the ridge of Victoria's Strzelecki Ranges between the Latrobe Valley and South Gippsland. The ever-changing scenery encompasses Mt. Baw Baw to the north, to the green Latrobe Valley and the sandy beaches and blue waters of the Bass Coast and Wilsons Promontory to the south. Along the way are quaint villages, fern forests, rolling pastures, towering mountain ash and forestry plantations. More >>

Join a Powerworks tour of working brown coal mines and power stations to gain an understanding of the sheer size and scale of mining. Boilers, turbines, generators and all of the ancillary equipment are on full display while you walk through an operating power station. More >>

Surrounding area:

Tarra Bulga National Park (35km south of Traralgon) is known for its deeply-incised river valleys, giant Mountain Ash trees, beautiful fern gullies and ancient myrtle beeches. The park covers 2015 ha of some of the best examples of original cool temperate rainforests of the Strzelecki Ranges. Roads throughout the area are narrow and winding but offer marvellous scenery with wide views from several points. More >>

Nestled in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range (46 km north of Moe), the former goldmining town of Walhalla that appears to have been snap frozen in time. Many of its original buildings remain. More >>

The snowfields of Alpine National Park and nearby Baw Baw (80km north of Moe) are to the north of the region.

Morwell National Park (south of Churchill) is a habitat for over 40 species of native orchid and features remnants of the original Strzelecki Ranges forest, warm temperate rainforest and fern gullies


About The Latrobe Valley

The region conventionally known as the Latrobe Valley occupies a smaller area centred on the three major towns of Moe, Morwell and Traralgon, between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the westernmost reaches of the Australian Alps to the north. The valley is moderately fertile with a damp climate. The region is the most densely settled part of Gippsland owing to the vast deposits of brown coal, which have given rise to a major electricity industry supplying most of Victoria's electricity needs. Each of the Latrobe Valley's three main towns boasts about 20,000 people, while the smaller town of Churchill to the south hosts a campus of Monash University.
Traralgon is the centre for local government of a region, that supports a total population of 78,000. Key industry sectors include power generation (The Latrobe Valley provides 85% of Victoria’s electricity), agriculture and dairy, timber industry, IT, engineering (has a substantial engineering sector that supports power generation, pulp and paper production and food processing industries) and their tertiary education sector attracts local, interstate and international students.
Power plants located in the Latrobe Valley include Hazelwood Power Station, Loy Yang Power Stations A & B, Yallourn Power Station, Jeeralang Power Station (Gas) and the Energy Brix Power Station.


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